Summerton 65th

SUMMERTON 65th

Bill Summerton and Enamarie Pyke were married on Nov. 4, 1951, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After two years of living here and there, the couple moved to Tennessee to complete their schooling at Madison College before finally settling in Sequim, Wash.

Bill supported his growing family by working as a medical technician, while Enamarie enjoyed teaching preschool part time and caring for their three children: Larry, Jim and Darilee.

Bill traded his stethoscope for work boots in 1992 and became an avid Maranatha enthusiast. Both Enamarie and Bill greatly enjoyed volunteering with Maranatha and the added bonus of traveling around the world to help those in need. Some of their fondest traveling memories include seeing the Punjab territory in Pakistan, the beaches of the Bering Sea, a working coal mine under the ocean surrounding Nova Scotia, and the other side of the moon in Chile.

Their greatest sadness was later losing their son Jim in 2013. Through it all Bill and Enamarie stuck with the motto "it is not about what you know, but rather whom." They learned through their years of life and love together that knowing Jesus is everything and through Him all things are possible.

Bill and Enamarie look forward to many more years together supported by their loving family, which now includes 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren … and counting.